'Strictly' judge Motsi Mabuse claims she was 'young and innocent' when she called Blackpool 'ugly'

Motsi Mabuse attends the "Strictly Come Dancing" launch show red carpet at Television Centre on August 26, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)

Motsi Mabuse is the newest addition to the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel, but she is already facing controversy over a line in her autobiography in which she called Blackpool the “ugliest” town she had ever seen.

Blackpool plays host to one of the most important weeks of the Strictly schedule and is considered a major milestone that only the best celebrities on the show are able to reach.

Mabuse, however, did not have glowing words for the seaside resort when she recalled her 1998 visit.

The 38-year-old — sister of professional Strictly dancer Oti Mabuse — wrote in her 2014 autobiography that “every dancer knows the town, which is the ugliest that I had ever seen”.